Week 19 – Almost There with Cover-ups
After a two week hiatus from surfing (and even walking) due to a freak ankle sprain incident, I made my way over to Krui in…
Week 16 – A Rite of Passage
After almost 4 weeks in T-Land, it was time to bid my farewell to this land of long and mechanical lefts. I took advantage of…
Week 15 – Chasing Down the Waves
After resting my inflamed upper back for about 6 days, I finally could start surfing again. I took it easy at first, restarting my sessions…
Back to Having Fun
This is a super belated surf reflection post, although I still struggle with truly living up to the lessons learnt from it. I had to…
Why Learning to Surf is so Challenging – The Surf Skills Pyramid
As I sit in the comfort of my family’s home in Kuala Lumpur with a silly, unnecessary scooter scrap on my left foot, resting from…
Week 5 Day 36 (18th June 2019) – A Brief Foray to West Sumbawa
Time for a change in scenery. After a month in Lombok, it was time to try different surf breaks. West Sumbawa is less crowded due…
Day 29 – Swell of the Season (11th June 2019)
“Woah, I haven’t seen it this big in one and a half years…” If your surf instructor says that, you know it’s going to be…
Week 3 ii. – Biting Off More than I Can Chew
We headed out to Outside Lefts aka Angry Lady, and after a previously good session there, I thought I was ready to surf that break.…
Week 3 i.– Generating Speed
Week 3 started off with a massive ding in my 6’0” 40 litre board called “pig” on the surf camp. I was pretty bummed out…